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AXPZ20 KNHC 091537
TWDEP 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION     
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1605 UTC FRI MAR 09 2007

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN FROM 
THE EQUATOR TO 32N...EAST OF 140W. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS 
BASED ON SATELLITE IMAGERY...WEATHER OBSERVATIONS...RADAR...AND 
METEOROLOGICAL ANALYSIS.

BASED ON 1200 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 
1515 UTC.

...ITCZ...AXIS ALONG 1N80W 5N95W 3N124W 3N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT 
CONVECTION.

...DISCUSSION...
MID/UPPER RIDGE IS BUILDING ALONG 140 MB AHEAD OF AN UPPER 
TROUGH DIGGING NW OF HAWAII. WEAK SHORT WAVE IS MOVING E ALONG 
124W. 80 KT SWLY JET SE OF THIS SHORT WAVE IS ADVECTING 
MID AND UPPER LEVEL TROPICAL MOISTURE ACROSS CENTRAL MEXICO. AT 
THE SURFACE...GENERALLY LIGHT NE FLOW AND SCATTERED SC DECKS 
PERSIST ON PERIPHERY OF 1022 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 29N137W. 
MORNING QUIKSCAT IMAGERY SHOWS CONTINUING MODERATE TO FRESH NELY 
TRADE WIND FLOW ON SRN PERIPHERY OF THE SURFACE HIGH.

BAJA COAST/GULF OF CALIFORNIA...CURRENT SHIP OBSERVATIONS ALONG 
WITH QUIKSCAT DATA FROM YESTERDAY EVENING SHOWED FRESH NLY FLOW 
ALONG THE BAJA COAST AND DOWN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...BETWEEN 
THE SURFACE HIGH PRES TO THE W AND TROUGHING OVER NRN MEXICO. 
THIS FLOW MAY DIMINISH AS THE HIGH PRES SHIFTS E.

GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...MORNING QUIKSCAT DATA SHOWED 20 KT FLOW 
OVER THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC. LAND BASED OBSERVATIONS SHOW 
GENERALLY DECOUPLED LIGHT WINDS FROM THE MORNING...HOWEVER DID 
SHOW AROUND 20 KT YESTERDAY EVENING...CORROBORATING QUIKSCAT 
DATA.  

GULF OF PAPAGAYO...MORNING QUIKSCAT DATA AND LAND BASED 
OBSERVATIONS HINT OF FRESH TO STRONG ELY FLOW THROUGH GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO CONTINUING DUE TO ENHANCED ELY FLOW OVER CARIBBEAN 
BASIN.
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